Other nominees include the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, World Series champion Boston Red Sox, the NBA's Golden State Warriors, and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.

“It’s a big honor to be thought of in the same instance of the Seahawks, the Red Sox, the Blackhawks,” said Mike Golub, Timbers president of business operations. “It was a really satisfying year for everybody involved with Timbers, both with the on-field success and off-field success.”

Among the Timbers accomplishments which earned mention in the team’s application for Sports Team of the Year:

Every regular season game sold out at then Jeld-Wen Field since entering the league before the 2011 season.

Expanded it season ticket base to 15,250 last season, reaching an MLS-record 98.8 percent season ticket renewal rate after last season — marking the third straight year of reaching above a 97 percent renewal rate. The season ticket waiting list exceeds 10,000.

The club last year launched Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League. The Thorns won the league championship in its first year and led the league in attendance with 13,320 fans per game and a season ticket base of more than 8,000.

Golub has been named MLS executive of the year for 2011 and 2013. The team’s community relations department was named the league’s best in 2012 and 2013.

A panel of judges from the sports industry who review the materials and select the winners of the best sports team and 14 other categories, announcing the winners May 21 at a ceremony in New York City. (Kevin Plank, founder and chief executive of Under Armour is among five nominees for sports executive of the year; the University of Washington’s Husky Stadium is among four nominees for sports facility of the year.)